MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
examines
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
developments in
learning technology have made it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
online learning technology organizations
have to struggle with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality of these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can we
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
edX to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
manage
inadequate
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
necessity
to comprehend how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
new open education
initiatives.
Intellectuals want
to know how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
expanding
desire for
data
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects.
This thrilling new book
also deals with the
controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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